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Houthis offer education to students suspended in US protest crackdown
DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militia, which has disrupted global shipping to display its support for Palesti...
53m ago
Biden expands health insurance access for DACA immigrants
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will allow certain immigrants illegally brough...
1h ago
Heatwaves and outages test support for juntas in Chad and Mali
By Mahamat Ramadane and Idrissa Sangare N'DJAMENA/BAMAKO (Reuters) - In Chad's scorching capital N'Djamena, housewife Sylvie ...
3h ago
Pro-Palestinian encampments at US universities
(Reuters) - Pro-Palestinian protests demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and divestment from companies linked to Israel have spread...
9h ago
US court lifts order blocking $655 million clean-energy transmission line
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday lifted a lower court's order blocking a land exchange needed be...
11h ago
National Sports
Tennis-Medvedev joins growing injury list ahead of French Open
MADRID (Reuters) - World number four Daniil Medvedev faces an anxious wait to know the full extent of an injury that forced h...
4h ago
MLB roundup: Mike Yastrzemski homers as Giants beat Red Sox
Mike Yastrzemski hit a solo home run and the visiting San Francisco Giants avoided a series sweep by beating the Boston Red S...
6h ago
Athletics-Steeplechaser Coburn to miss US Olympic trials after breaking ankle
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Emma Coburn will miss the U.S. trials for the Paris Olympics after breaking her ankle at the Shanghai Di...
9h ago
Athletics-Paris Games 'walk in the park' after Tokyo, Ingebrigtsen says
(Reuters) - Jakob Ingebrigtsen believes his 1500 metres Olympic title defence will be a breeze as long as he avoids illness a...
10h ago
Motor racing-Everyone talking about Newey in Miami but drivers tight-lipped
By Steve Keating MIAMI (Reuters) - Everyone was talking about designer Adrian Newey at the Miami Grand Prix on Thursday but d...
11h ago
World
China launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon
By Eduardo Baptista WENCHANG, China (Reuters) - China on Friday launched an uncrewed spacecraft on a nearly two-month mission...
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Ukrainian agent killed before he could attack fuel terminal - Russian FSB, cited by Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Officers of Russia's FSB state security service have killed a Ukrainian saboteur planning to attack a fuel...
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North Macedonia voters express frustration ahead of elections
By Aleksandar Vasovic and Fatos Bytyci TETOVO, North Macedonia (Reuters) - Ekrem Ramadani used to work in the once flourishin...
1h ago
Russian publisher redacts book on gay Italian director amid LGBT crackdown
By Lucy Papachristou LONDON (Reuters) - Roberto Carnero, an Italian literature professor at the University of Bologna, was sh...
1h ago
Turkey says Israel trade halted until permanent Gaza ceasefire
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's trade halt with Israel will continue until a permanent ceasefire in Gaza is secured as well as un...
2h ago
Business
Hong Kong March retail sales down 7%, snapping 15 months of growth
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's March retail sales fell 7% from a year earlier, partly due to a high base of comparison for...
21m ago
US ends probe into Tesla Model X, S over loss of rear-view camera
(Reuters) -The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday it has closed an engineering analysis opene...
21m ago
Futures rise on Apple, Amgen boost; jobs data on tap
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures gained on Friday, lifted by upbeat corporate updates from Apple and Amgen, while traders...
21m ago
Toronto home sales fall for third month in April; prices rise
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Greater Toronto area home sales fell in April for a third straight month and prices crept up, as over two-...
1h ago
Sony and Apollo submit $26 billion Paramount offer, WSJ reports
(Reuters) - Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and Apollo Global Management have made a $26 billion cash offer for Paramount G...
1h ago
Politics
US Army says Congress doubled funds for 155 artillery
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army said Congress doubled to $6 billion its funding request for buying and bui...
12h ago
Trump to parade vice presidential hopefuls at Florida fundraiser
By James Oliphant and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump will host a bevy of potential vice presidential picks...
13h ago
Trump warns he may not accept Wisconsin election results
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump said he may not accept the 2024 election results in Wisconsin, a key ba...
17h ago
California police flatten pro-Palestinian camp at UCLA, arrest protesters
By Lisa Richwine and Omar Younis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hundreds of helmeted police swarmed the site of a pro-Palestinian pr...
19h ago
Trump hush-money trial judge to weigh more fines for defying gag order
By Jack Queen, Jody Godoy and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York prosecutors on Thursday will ask the judge overseei...
May 02, 2024
Health
Amgen shares jump after teasing 'encouraging' weight loss data
(Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Amgen's shares jumped 13% to $316.26 premarket on Friday as the company teased encouraging data fo...
23m ago
Brazil declares country foot-and-mouth disease-free without vaccination
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil declared itself on Thursday as free of foot and mouth disease without vaccination, and will requ...
11h ago
DaVita gains after upbeat quarterly profit prompts annual forecast raise
(Reuters) - DaVita raised its annual profit forecast on Thursday banking on strong demand for its kidney dialysis services, s...
12h ago
Amgen first-quarter profit dips 1%, revenue rises 22%
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Amgen reported a slightly lower first-quarter profit on Thursday, citing higher operating and in...
13h ago
GSK knew about Zantac cancer risk, attorneys tell jury in first trial
By Diana Novak Jones (Reuters) - U.S. attorneys for a woman who claims her colon cancer was caused by the now discontinued he...
14h ago
Science
German company launches candle wax-powered rocket on test flight into space
BERLIN (Reuters) - German company HyImpulse successfully launched on Friday a candle wax-powered rocket capable of carrying c...
23m ago
Factbox-China's missions to the moon - past, present and future
By Albee Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday launched a mission to collect samples from the moon's "h...
51m ago
Scientists discover possible hammerhead shark nursery in Ecuador's Galapagos
QUITO (Reuters) - A team of researchers has discovered a potential breeding ground for smooth hammerhead sharks off an island...
14h ago
Orangutan's use of medicinal plant to treat wound intrigues scientists
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - In June 2022, a male Sumatran orangutan named Rakus sustained a facial wound below the right eye, ...
18h ago
Scientists explore how to improve crop yields - on Mars
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - For future human bases or colonies on Mars to be self-sustaining, a reliable source of home-grown ...
May 01, 2024
Technology
Russian cyber attacks targeted defence, aerospace sectors, Berlin says
BERLIN (Reuters) - A series of cyber attacks attributable to the Russian military intelligence service GRU targeted Germany's...
22m ago
Analysis-Apple aims to tell an AI story without AI bills
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - For most of the past year and a half, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook has fielded questions from...
1h ago
Stay alert: Quake warning app demand surges in earthquake-rattled Taiwan
By Yimou Lee and Angie Teo TAIPEI (Reuters) - Earthquake warning smartphone apps have surged in popularity in Taiwan due to h...
9h ago
Apple sales fall less than expected, CEO sees return to growth
By Stephen Nellis, Max A. Cherney and Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) -Apple on Thursday reported a smaller than expected decline in q...
12h ago
Expedia lowers full-year revenue forecast on slow B2C growth
(Reuters) - Online travel agency Expedia cut its 2024 revenue growth forecast on Thursday, as gross bookings were hit by poor...
12h ago
Entertainment
Biden to honor Olympian Katie Ledecky, actor Michelle Yeoh with Medal of Freedom
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A winner of seven Olympic gold medals, a leader of the Mississippi civil rights st...
1h ago
Universal Music Group first-quarter core earnings beat forecast
(Reuters) - Universal Music Group on Thursday posted first-quarter adjusted core profit that beat expectations, helped by the...
18h ago
John Cleese says farce best in theatre as he brings 'Fawlty Towers' to stage
By Natasha Mulenga LONDON (Reuters) - John Cleese says farce is best seen in the theatre as he brings a new stage version of ...
18h ago
Jewish community anxious ahead of Sweden Eurovision anti-Israel protests
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Planned protests against Israel taking part in this year's Eurovision So...
May 02, 2024
Universal Music Group reaches new licensing agreement with TikTok
By Dawn Chmielewski and David Shepardson (Reuters) - Universal Music Group and TikTok said on Thursday that they had reached ...
May 02, 2024